- Elevation, modelled
- 1,103 m
- Tallest summit within 7.9 miles
- Calloway Peak1,804 m · 6.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Little Parkway3.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 36.0877, -81.9264
Avery Square is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,103 m. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the east-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Law Enforcement Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Little Parkway passes 3.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Avery Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | ENE 76° | 1,804 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hump Mountain | NW 307° | 1,688 m | 6.0 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,663 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,662 m | 6.3 mi |
| Big Yellow Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,658 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pinnacles of the Beech | NNE 21° | 1,652 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,587 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sugar Mountain | NE 48° | 1,585 m | 3.8 mi |
- 3.3 mi off the Little Parkway
- 4.5 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 5.2 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 7.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Bald Overlook · 5 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Lost Cove Cliffs Overlook (MP 310) · 5 mi
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Avery County Recreation Complex: 0.1 mi
- Roby Shomaker Wetlands and Family Recreation Park: 0.3 mi
- Bobby McLean Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Point Park: 3.7 mi
- Norris Clifton Park: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Cliff Hill: 1.5 mi
- Spanish Oak Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Big Haw Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Moore Mountain: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls
- Andrews Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Upper Little Lost Cove Falls: 7.0 mi
- Little Lost Cove Falls: 7.1 mi
- Tanawha Falls: 7.2 mi
- North Harper Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 36
- The Gardener: 14.2 mi
- Jessie: 14.2 mi
- The Market on Oak: 14.3 mi
- SPMS Billboard: 14.3 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 32
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 5.5 mi
- Stack Rock: 5.9 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 6.3 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 9.8 mi
- Linville Caverns: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 18
- High Point Cliff: 2.5 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 3.7 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 4.9 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 5.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 11.8 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 12.1 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 13.9 mi
Museums: 16
- Avery County Musuem: 0.1 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 5.1 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 7.6 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 12.8 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 13
Picnic sites: 10
- Woods Walk: 4.7 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Elk Valley Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 6.9 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 7.5 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 8.4 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 14.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Shanty Springs: 6.3 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 7.5 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.5 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.7 mi
- Hampton Spring: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 4
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 14.3 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 18.6 mi
- Boat beach: 23.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Brown Mountain View: 11.1 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 11.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 24 mi
- Johnson City · 28 mi
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